Stories by Ruth Hill

The Reserve Bank is wrong to make ordinary households pay the cost of bringing rampant inflation under control, according to one expert in macroeconomics.

Children who need operations in Wellington and the lower North Island will continue to rely on out-of-town surgeons flying in for another two years.

Insulin-dependent diabetics say Pharmac's decision to delay funding a potentially life-saving device appears to be based on flawed assessments.

Some newly-graduated doctors warn the lack of hands-on learning during their training has left them feeling ill-prepared for the reality of dealing with emergencies.

Some students and teachers of so-called "sacred sexuality" courses say those running them are turning a blind eye to predators. Warning: Contains sexual references

The number of children prescribed puberty blockers because they do not identify with their assigned gender has increased exponentially in the last decade, according to Pharmac data.

A controversial police interrogation method that was implicated in a false confession is under fire from human rights lawyers, criminologists and psychologists.

The whisteblower who unmasked bogus psychiatrist Linda Astor 25 years ago is shocked that a man with no medical qualifications was able to work at Middlemore Hospital this year.

The government has unveiled what it is calling a radical plan to overhaul reading, writing and maths teaching after two decades of sliding literacy rates.

A cult-like church that exerts almost complete control over its members has metastasised into a multinational corporation with massive buying power.

The secretive, cult-like church says its members volunteer their time to contribute to society, but an RNZ investigation has found hundreds of thousands of dollars were sent every year to a Sydney…

New Zealand Customs says local gangs are exploiting global networks and a security expert is warning authorities should pay heed to the warning.

Environmental activists have presented a petition to ban single-use plastic bottles to Parliament today, with the backing of 100,000 signatures.

Following today's grid emergency, consumer advocates are calling on electricity companies to put power in the hands of the people and roll out smart-meters to avoid future outages. Audio

Financial pressure, family responsibilities and other factors made worse by Covid-19 are having an impact on whether students complete their courses.

Patients and staff could start moving out of Hutt Hospital's quake-prone main block within weeks, according to Minister of Health Andrew Little.

Wellington residents and business owners who have to pay to use their own garages are furious at the city council's proposal to double their fees.

Asylum seekers are being set up to fail by denying them access to the same rights and supports available to other refugees, advocates say.

Thousands of New Zealand kids will enjoy Easter egg hunts this weekend without knowing that many of those treats were produced by other children working in the most punishing conditions.

Nearly one in five 15-year-olds are not meeting the lowest benchmark for reading, and a further 20 percent are only achieving at the most basic level.

International visitors could soon be pouring across the border in similar numbers to pre-pandemic times - but that might not be a good thing, according to one tourism expert.

Most non-urgent operations in the Wellington region have been cancelled this week due to high numbers of hospital staff falling sick with Covid-19 or being forced to isolate.

Up to one in three patients coming through Hutt Hospital's emergency department have Covid-19, as the region's three hospitals suffer staff shortages. .

They are known as "bunker babies" - children born during the pandemic who have spent their short lives in and out of lockdown.

New Zealanders are putting their hands up to take on the job of settling refugees, through a new programme that is on top of the annual quota.